Weekly Update 88

No agent yet. That is why we do this here, to keep you updated on my journey on becoming a published author. I’m Seth Oberlender, by the way. Welcome to my website!

Even though I am still agentless I continue to query for my debut book The Void Full of Starlight. It is a science fiction action/adventure set in the very distant future. If you like Firefly, or Mass Effect, or even more mainstream things like Star Wars or Star Trek you might like my book! Too bad it is not out yet…

In my personal life, this week was a lot. A tornado (or more accurately strong wind) tore the roof off of my school (I’m a teacher by the way) so we had our week cut in half. The kids were… well, they were a lot. Who can blame them? A lot of fifth graders don’t know how to handle change at all. I had a very relaxing and one could say healing weekend. I can’t wait to make it to NEXT weekend.

I did something crazy. If you have been reading these updates regularly, you will know I recently changed my long-time habit of playing videogames on their normal or easiest difficulty. I took a step further and decided to try a game I have had in my Steam library for years but never played on hard difficulty: Dead Space.

My best friend and I have been playing Alien Isolation together since Halloween, and the environment inspired me to try a similar game. Dead Space on hard is so, so, so fun. There is something so addictive about facing nigh impossible odds and overcoming them with skill and well thought out strategy. Playing it reminded me of playing Resident Evil 2 before Mr. X: The game is just so well balanced and designed that playing it, no matter how scary or daunting it might be, is fun in itself. If you are a fan of Alien or Resident Evil, you need to play Dead Space. I am now a diehard fan.

Alright, time to get back to life. I will see you all next week, same spot!